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  • Episode 387 - Kelsey Ellis - Tap Into and Reawaken Wonder - Take the Wonder Challenge

    We get a little "sappy" in this episode - we turn the wonder up with this great new book - Reawaken Wonder!

    Reawaken Wonder: Discover joy in the beauty of the everyday

    Reawaken Wonder is an inspiration for all of those who are currently overwhelmed, but whose hearts spark with hope at the thought of wonder. Through a myriad of stories, Kelsey takes you from the busyness of everyday life to magical moments of wonder, reviving your own memories of wonder and aiding in the experience of new wonders in your present day.

    Reawaken Wonder guides you through four simple steps to experiencing wonder: Decide wonder is important, Seek wonder daily, Receive wonder when it comes and Share wonder with others. Renew your desire for wonder by understanding its significance in affecting your daily life. With four practical activities, this book invites you to continue living in wonder beyond the pages.

    About the author

    Kelsey K. Ellis is a wonder-seeker extraordinaire. She spends her days homeschooling her four children while getting thoroughly distracted by the beautiful little details in life. You can find her eating fresh tomatoes from the garden, holding still while listening to the birds, or barefoot and ankle-deep in a creek, lake or ocean.

    https://www.reawakenwonder.com/

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  • Episode 393 - Adam Nimoy - The Most Human, Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy

    Adam was born during the Eisenhower administration to Leonard and Sandra Zoberblatt Nimoy. He attended the University Elementary School, a “lab school” run by UCLA, where he was subjected to numerous psychological experiments. The experimentation continued at UC Berkeley in the form of mind-altering substances from which he may, or may not, have fully recovered. In a state of absolute certainty, Adam attended Loyola Law School. He was wrong.

    After seven years of practicing entertainment law and one moment of clarity, Adam left his life as an attorney to follow his passion of making films. After directing forty-five hours of network television, some of it sublime, some of it eminently unwatchable, Adam’s career plummeted due in large part to drug and alcohol addiction. On January 1, 2004, Adam entered 12-Step recovery hoping to achieve an attitude adjustment. This was a New Year’s resolution he knew he had to keep. For 8 years, he taught writing, directing and acting at the New York Film Academy and taught filmmaking at Beit T’Shuvah, an addiction treatment center where the residents kept him on the straight and narrow.

    Book: The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy

    "Engaging and immensely relatable, while at the same time offering deeply profound insights into Adam Nimoy's personal relationships, particularly with his famous father." — Eugene Roddenberry Jr., CEO Roddenberry Entertainment

    Living with Dad was like living with a stranger— as a kid I often had trouble connecting and relating to him. But I was always proud of him. Even before Star Trek I'd see him popping up in bit roles on some of my favorite TV shows like Get Smart, Sea Hunt, and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. And then one night he brought home Polaroids of himself in makeup and wardrobe for a pilot he was working on.

    It was December 1964 and nobody had heard of Star Trek. Still, the eight-year-old me had watched enough Outer Limits and My Favorite Martian to understand exactly what I was looking at. Spock's popularity happened quickly, and soon the fan magazines were writing about dad's personal life, characterizing us as a "close family." But the awkwardness that defined our early relationship blossomed into conflict, sometimes smoldering, sometimes open and intense. There were occasional flashes of warmth between the arguments and hurt feelings— even something akin to love— especially when we were celebrating my father's many successes. The rest of the time, things between us were often strained.

    My resentment towards my father kept building through the years. I wasn't blameless, I know that now, but my bitterness blinded me to any thought of my own contribution to the problem. I wanted things to be different for my children. I wanted to be the father I never had, so I coached Maddy's soccer, drove Jonah to music lessons, helped them with their homework— all the things dads are supposed to do. All the things I wanted to do. So what if my Dad and I had been estranged for years? I was living one day at a time. And then I got his letter. That marked a turning point in our lives, a moment that cleared the way for a new relationship between us.

    Amazon link: https://amzn.to/3KvTi1s

    https://adamnimoy.com/


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  • Episode 386 - David Mark Quigley - Tackling Dyslexia by Writing a Book, and Saving Animals

    A native New Zealander, David Mark Quigley worked variously as a farmer, vineyard owner, clinical hypnotherapist, and serial entrepreneur. Traveling extensively chasing adventure across Europe, Australia, and Africa, he has been obsessed with animals and nature ever since.

    Inspired by his travels, he decided to tackle his dyslexia by writing a book, Scars of the Leopard and unexpectedly discovered his love of writing, and wrote two further action adventures, White Gold and African Lion. He is a sculptor and produces striking wildlife sculptures cast in silver, alongside running an international environmental consultancy.

    He lives in Naples, Florida, with his wife and numerous furry freeloaders, in a home he built in his spare time.


    With your purchase of any of my books you are seamlessly donating to a worthy cause, as a portion of all proceeds for my books goes to Wildlife Preservation. Thank you for your part in protecting wildlife! Click here to find out more about the Quigley Wildlife Foundation

    https://davidmarkquigley.com/
    https://davidmarkquigley.com/books

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  • Episode 385 - Ben Stimpson - Ancestral Whispers, A Guide to Building Ancestral Veneration Practices

    Ancestral Whispers: A Guide to Building Ancestral Veneration Practices
    (Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd, 2023)
    Build a strong, healthy relationship with your ancestors using this guide to the concepts and considerations of ancestral veneration. This tradition non-specific book presents historical and cultural examples of veneration from around the world, the ins and outs of ritual practice, and inspiring stories related to grief and building community.

    Ben Stimpson shows you the role ancestors can play in daily life and encourages you to explore deeper questions about the living and the dead. Sharing meditations and journal prompts, Ben helps you connect with your ancestors and develop an authentic, living practice. He introduces you to the various types of ancestors, such as blood, adoption, and affinity, and discusses the physical elements of practice, including sacred space, props, and offerings. This book encourages you to explore your beliefs and create a legacy for current and future generations.

    Ben Stimpson (He/They/Them) is an integrative therapist, spiritual director, author, podcaster, and scholar of folklore and history. Originally hailing from North Wales, UK, he has lived much of his life in Ontario, Canada.

    Ben’s academic and professional record is varied with focusses in social work, counselling, and the humanities. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies minoring in Classical, Medieval and Religious studies (University of Waterloo, 2023); a Diploma in Spiritual Psychotherapy (Transformational Arts College, 2019); and, a Diploma in Social Service Work (Humber College, 2007). He is professionally associated with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) as a Registered Member, working towards Accreditation.

    One of Ben’s major interests is the intersection of storytelling and personal development, particularly the power of individual and communal narratives in our lives. Ben’s interest in folklore and spirituality collides with his other interests of fandom and geek culture in client’s therapy work. To discover more about this integrative approach, please visit the Counselling or Spiritual Direction pages.

    Ben is the author of Ancestral Whispers: A Guide to Developing Ancestral Veneration Practices (Llewellyn, 2023), a guide for individuals to develop spiritual relationships with their ancestors. He is currently working on new projects to be delivered in 2025 with Crossed Crow Books.

    Ben is the host of “Essence with Ben Stimpson” a weekly podcast where he interviews fellow authors and spiritual practitioners in the fields of NeoPaganism, Traditional Witchcraft, folklore, therapy, and the queer community. Essence is available both on Youtube and on major podcast hosting sites

    https://www.benstimpson.com/

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  • Episode 384 - Lyndsey Getty - Overthink - A Simple Guide to Calm Your Thoughts

    About the author

    Lyndsey Getty is a researcher and innovator dedicated to bridging the gap between mental wellness education and practical implementation. Developing effective strategies, she empowers others to improve their quality of life by improving the quality of their thoughts. The perspectives and methods she imparts are derived from her experience of overcoming c-PTSD, depression, and anxiety. A survivor of domestic violence, she adopts a trauma-informed approach and takes pride in not only teaching revolutionary methods but also serving as living proof of their efficacy.

    Book: Overthink explores the unproductive thoughts commonly misidentified as "overthinking" and shows you a simple 3-step technique to help you reframe your thoughts and create a healthier mindset.

    Written in easy-to-understand terms and filled with over 30 real-life examples, Overthink takes a revolutionary and lighthearted approach to combating the serious and common issue of "overthinking."

    You will learn a new spin on commonly used techniques like visualization and meditation. However, these are only supports to the life-changing information and innovative reframing technique presented in Overthink.

    Endorsed by therapists and written by someone in remission from C-PTSD, depression, and anxiety, this straightforward guidebook will not only help you calm your thoughts but also facilitate long-lasting change.

    Enjoy original techniques, not just the same old recycled information.Writing prompts and templates are included; no additional workbook purchase required.Learn about how your unconscious mind operates and build a growth mindset.

    Amazon Link - https://amzn.to/3V8Lisa
    https://thoughtmethod.com/

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  • Episode 383 - Mia Hanks - Bride-Made, A Memoir - one woman's journey from being groomed by a narcissist

    Book - Bride-Made: A Memoir Kindle Edition


    Millions of people are the unknowing victims of narcissists. By the time they realize who they are dealing with, they are often so invested in the relationship that getting out can become both daunting and dangerous. This book is one woman's journey from being groomed by a narcissist, slowly realizing she is in a toxic relationship, to eventually escaping to reclaim her self worth. Through her story you will see how narcissistic behavior wears down the self esteem, self value, and identity of its victims. This book hopes to enlighten others and encourage awareness.

    Book link - https://amzn.to/3XaEBZl

    https://www.tiktok.com/@npdandme

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  • Episode 382 - Kelly Snider - The Gift of Your Story - Podcasting and Authors, how they connect

    Kelly Snider is a bestselling author and story curator who thoughtfully collects and preserves stories through creating events, writing books, interviewing guests on her podcast and facilitating life-changing story workshops. She is an expert at extracting stories and identifying value and strength within the narrative. As an acclaimed event producer, she highlights her clients' individual stories, needs and goals. Since the 1996, Kelly's story-focused events have raised over twelve million dollars net for charities around the world.

    Kelly brings her mission of supporting and inspiring others to life through sharing the stories that connect us all, and her generosity in sharing her own stories of overcoming adversity and challenge has emboldened thousands to find the freedom and strength to share their own. Through her platforms The Power of Story Conference 2017, the Epic Exchanges Podcast, and the Epic Exchanges collaborative anthologies, she helps people find the true gifts within their stories and share them in order to inspire others and transform lives. She thrives in finding ways to connect people and may be slightly obsessed with hummingbirds, the ocean and deep and meaningful conversations.

    Book: Your Story Your Strength: Discover Healing From Tragedy, Reveal Resilience and Leave a Lasting Legacy

    Smoke rose from the home in the pre-dawn light. A kind stranger stopped his car and ran to the house, sending his daughter to wake the neighbours and call the fire department. Inside, he could hear the screams of a child.

    This day began Kelly Snider's journey towards discovering the incredible power of story. Power to not only understand the events of her life, but also to see patterns, find healing, foster better relationships and to discover her strengths and even her purpose. And this undeniable, awe-inspiring, life-changing power lies within EVERY story. Including yours.

    No matter who you are or what you've been through, there's a lesson, a gift, in your story. In these pages you can find that healing, that lesson or gift, and then discover your own way to share that story with the world to encourage healing in others. Take this journey and free yourself to embrace your true self and purpose.

    That is the power of your story.

    https://www.kellysniderauthor.com/

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  • Episode 381 - Kathy Imabayashi - Supporting Parents Raising Boys Who Become Remarkable Men - Intentionally Parenting Your Son From Birth To 8

    About Me

    My name is Kathryne Savage Imabayashi, a Canadian educator, parent, and coach, residing in Fukuoka, Japan. During a rich career in education spanning four decades, I have been dedicated to empowering children, parents and teachers to be their best and do their best. Having experienced a variety of countries and cultures, both as a teacher and a school leader, my perspective of the critical role parents play in the life of a child has deeply impacted my mission.

    Almost three decades ago, an innocent outing with my son carved out my life’s purpose: becoming a passionate advocate for boys. “As a ‘gang of boys’ approached us that day, I was filled with a deep, guttural fear. For no other reason than that they were boys. When I imagined someone in the future feeling that same fear when my son approached, simply because he was male, I knew I had to learn more and then had to find a way to make this world a better place for our boys.”

    I have been on a mission for almost 25 years to understand and then share with others the emotional world of boys, and the pressures society places on them. I have listened to your podcast and wonder if perhaps we might have the ingredients for a great conversation - and the chance to reach as many people as possible to understand more about boys.

    The discord between what expectations are and how boys really feel often results in them shutting down their true self and resorting to misbehavior, rebellion or depression.

    Since retiring, I have been able to pursue my passion full time. In less than two years I have created a business (sonhoodcoaching.com), published two on-line courses (The Blueprint: How to Intentionally Parent Your Son & The 7 SuperPowers Parents of Boys Need ), published a book and co-authoring another, and have used social media to share my knowledge of boys (instagram, facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube).

    Discover More

    https://www.sonhoodcoaching.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/sonhoodcoaching/

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/sonhoodcoaching

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryne-imabayashi-94ab76a0/

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  • Episode 380 - Jason Harris - Good Grief - 5 Questions that reframe the loss of a loved one

    ABOUT JASON

    Jason Harris is a certified celebrant, published author and lay grief counselor. He brings a unique approach to funeral / memorial services that will honor the memory of your loved one. Families request Jason's services when they want a CELEBRATION of their loved one's life more than a sermon.

    Jason is passionate about living well after loss and guiding people through the grieving process. He also shares insightful advice on how to respond to others who are grieving. His book, "Good Grief. Celebrate Your Life" is available in online stores including Barnes & Nobles, Amazon, and others.

    Book: Good Grief. Celebrate Your Life

    This book is for everyone who has lost a loved one or knows someone who has. In Good Grief. Celebrate Your Life, Jason gently steers the reader into a different perspective of each of these topics and offers hope and counsel to people who grope for answers in difficult situations: "What do I say to someone who is grieving?" "Why make a fuss over my funeral? I'll be dead and gone. This book will help you not only in your personal journey of grief but also will guide you in ways to get your arms around others who are grieving, along with fun suggestions of celebrating the lives of your loved ones who are still here with you now.

    Get ready for an intimate, personal, one-on-one conversation with Jason, then use the information to help others celebrate life too.

    https://www.mourningintodancing.org/

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  • Episode 379 - Annie Bourke - Telepathic animal communication mentor - Providing peace of mind for animal parents

    About the author

    Annie lives north of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia.

    She is passionate about animals, and is committed to being an advocate for them and being a voice for them. As an animal communicator and animal medium, she enjoys chatting with animals, learning from their wisdom and passing on messages to their carers.

    "The Bridge to Animal Consciousness" is her first book, released on August 8th 2018, and through this Annie aims to raise global consciousness about animals, why they are here, and how we can help them.

    Annie is also intrigued by our spiritual purpose and soul evolution journey. She is a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist, Crystal therapist, Reiki Master, Angel Intuitive, Medical Intuitive, Clairvoyant and Medium. She loves supporting healing for animals and humans.

    Her second book "Evolving Hearts and Souls - The Guide to Spiritual Awakening" will be released on September 2nd 2018.

    Follow Annie on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheCosmicHeartIntuitive/

    Book: The Bridge To Animal Consciousness

    Since the dawn of creation, animals and humans have shared Earth together.

    There is however a significant gap with understanding why animals are here, why they choose us, what they are trying
    to tell us, and how by helping them they can help us.

    Join animal conversationalist and medium Annie Bourke as she builds the bridge to understanding
    animal consciousness through sharing her stories and knowledge with humour and compassion.

    In this book, Annie will explain:

    *Why animals are here

    *Animal reincarnation and their soul journeys

    *How to welcome a new animal into your household, and how to say goodbye

    *How to enrich the lives of animals

    *What we can do to prevent animal extinction and peacefully co-exist

    Animals matter.

    They are wise beings who can help us on our journey. The more we understand them, the richer our lives are.

    https://www.cosmicheartintuitive.com.au/

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  • Episode 378 - Jon Sansone - Successful Sales is Not An Accident - Become a Sales Warrior

    My name is Jon Sansone (san-sew-nee) and I have spent over 31 incredible years as a professional sales person.


    After leaving advertising in my early 20s, I went to work for a Fortune500 start-up where through cold calling went from zero customers to 300 customers over a 5-year period. I did this through connecting with prospects and showing them the value of my offering. I set many sales records and won personal best awards for many years. Next, I followed the trend and went into software and hardware solutions sales for the next 8 years. I started inside, but soon found myself traveling the country where I again set records and was awarded the President’s Club many years later.

    Currently I work in professional consulting for a Fortune100 company where I work with many high net-worth clients and continue to set records specifically in the area of new client development. I enjoy boating with family, outdoor activities with friends and I currently host an international Podcast on YouTube called, “School’s Out 80’s Comedy Channel.”

    Lastly, I am the author of the successful book Sales Warrior on Amazon.

    Over 30 Years Ago...

    I arrived in Dallas, Texas with 300 bucks and two weeks later it was spent on car repairs. I took a job waiting tables for the lunch rush and I interviewed in the afternoons. I would change into a suit in my car or in a gas station and go after my dream. I am just a country boy from Missouri who wanted to be someone.

    I am now debt free, I boat several times a year and we have a white horse named Trigger. I am not saying wealth buys you happiness. I had to be happy before I could have wealth. I just want you to know that you can pursue your dreams if you make it happen.

    I want to spark that fire to help you make it happen.

    https://saleswarriorinspire.com/

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  • EPISODE 377 - Denise Bard - A teachers impact isn't found within the subject they teach

    As a child, Denise spent years facing many forms of abuse. In addition to the physical and verbal abuse, she also endured sexual abuse while in the care of a parent, where she became a form of payment for their drug addiction. After attempting to take her own life in 1989, when Denise was 14 years old, she was brought to a nonprofit shelter for runaway and abused kids. It was there that she learned how to shift her focus and found support from her counselors, teachers, and a coach which helped change the trajectory of her life and the horror she was born into. Because of the small moments of hope that these women gave her, she was able to create her own success story.

    Today, Denise shares her experience of facing abuse and how she found power and resilience in the smallest moments of hope that teachers gave her. “30-second moments. It only takes 30 seconds to feel something so deep that it transcends the time it takes for someone to say something to you that you need to hear.” Denise shares a quote her daughter said to her, “Mom, I am so happy they (teachers/counselors/shelter) raised you because I love the way you raised me.”

    She is the author of 30-Second Moments: And The Women Who Raised ME. Her story was also featured in the book “Listen - Stories We Carry With Us From House to House". A collection of stories, drawings and poems from youth currently in the foster care system or those who had experience in the system and adult survivors from around the world. Denise is also a special needs advocate and youth advocate. She sits on The Board of Directors for Anchor House Inc. the Trenton, NJ nonprofit shelter that helped her go from being just “something” to becoming “someone”.

    https://denisebard.com/

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  • EPISODE 376 - Ryan Estrada - Artist, Author and Adventurer - Garfield, Cartoons, Movies and More

    Student Ambassador is my series of fun globe-trotting adventure stories for kids who want to see the world and make it a better place. Each story is inspired by my own travels, but turned into an action-adventure comedy! Readers can solve the mystery along with the character using real fun facts about the world. The Missing Dragon covers a kidnapping in Korea and Japan, while The Silver City is a monster mystery in the mines of Mexico. Both feature amazing art by the great Axur Eneas!

    Ryan Estrada is an artist, author, and adventurer. His books include Banned Book Club, Occulted, No Rules Tonight, and the Student Ambassador series. He has worked for Star Trek, Popeye, Flash Gordon, and Garfield.

    He was a gator wrangler in America, an ambassador to Australia, an undocumented animator in Canada, a ghostbuster in South Korea, a Bollywood voiceover actor in India, wandered Kim Jong Il's secret tunnels to North Korea, slept on a bench in a typhoon in Japan, dug toilets in Thailand, did an accidental illegal border crossing into Burma, made road comics in Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, Vietnam and The Philippines, documentaries in Colombia and Ecuador, and podcasts in Malaysia, ran with the bulls in Mexico, barely escaped being eaten by lions in Kenya, fainted atop Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, got caught in a Peruvian coca war, lived in a Costa Rican rainforest and a Panamanian volcano.

    RANDOM FACTS
    -Ryan started pitching comics to newspapers when he was six. He bothered the same newspaper until they finally hired him at age sixteen.

    -Ryan accidentally invented the word normcore. It was a punchline to one of his comics before Oxford English Dictionary named it runner up word of the year.

    -Ryan holds the world record for consecutive comic making after attempting and surpassing the 168 hour comic; one page per hour for a full week.

    -Ryan ran @forexposure_txt, the popular artists rights novelty twitter account, for ten years

    -Ryan was once interviewed by the BBC about a prank he pulled on Vladimir Putin. He'd been the official cartoonist of LiveJournal before Putin had the company bought out so he could move the servers in Russia and use them to shut down activists. He forgot that Ryan still had the legal and technological ability to make comics about their mascot speaking out against this and post them to the official site.
    -Ryan does free virtual workshops and author visits for any school, library or book club that asks! Here is a listing of some of his workshops. Drop him a line to set something up!

    https://www.ryanestrada.com/

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  • Episode 375 - Lainne Love - You Were Meant For More, Puzzles, and A Bigger Mission

    I am just like you.

    I have spent years looking for answers.

    Seeking ways to make my life better. Desperate to find the "thing" that was going to allow change to take place and catapult my life into a new direction; a happier, healthier, and abundant one.

    I spent tens of thousands of dollars and invested lots of time and energy into figuring out what was "wrong" with me, why I was stuck.

    I dug deep, deeper still, and crawled up from the dark depths of myself, faced fears, fought many battles. Won some and lost some. And always got back up. It was rarely pretty. But I got up.

    Turns out there was nothing wrong with me. I wasn't broken. I didn't need to be fixed.

    I needed to re-wire some subconscious beliefs, restructure my energetic field, re-establish my connection to divinity, let my soul be free, and move through the challenges that appeared to have a hold on my life.

    Ultimately, I learned that challenges are opportunities, they are guiding us through to our next steps. How we meet and navigate those challenges defines our experience of life.

    Thank you for showing up for yourself, for loving yourself, and for taking action.

    You are amazing. A one-of-a-kind wonder. You are here for a reason.

    I believe in you and your power.

    Wishing you the greatest success on your journey to self-mastery.

    You were meant for more. Claim it!

    Book: How To Use Hypnosis To Master Your Brain

    In this book you’ll discover:

    How to transcend traumaBreak free from self-destructive habitsUse hypnotic suggestion to transform yourselfRewire your perceptions to support your best lifeChange your habits to upgrade your experience

    Plus, BONUS MATERIAL at www.howtousehypnosisbook.com to gain access to a powerful hypnosis process to support you in creating and sustaining the change you desire.

    Book: A Bigger Mission: You Were Meant For More Learn How To Claim It

    Ever Felt Like There's More to Life? You're Right...

    "A Bigger Mission" by The Badass Professionals isn't just a book. It's a catalyst. A spark to ignite your inner fire and reveal the realm of possibilities.

    Why This Book Will Speak to Your Soul

    It's like a heart-to-heart with friends who've seen tough times and emerged victorious. Each story, each lesson is drenched in authenticity, resilience, and real-life revelations...

    https://www.lainne.com/
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  • Episode 374 - Analee Vinyard - Helping women, and children find healing and freedom

    My Message is HIS Message

    Analee’s story is one of faith’s triumph over tragedy, the sufficiency of God’s grace and strength in our weakness, and the discovery of the overwhelmingly tender love of our God. When Jesus, the Author, and Finisher of our faith enters in, tragedy, grief, and brokenness will not have the last word.

    Today, remarried and enjoying a happy and stable marriage and home, Analee embraces the legacy of her mother Alma, following in her footsteps, ministering love, hope, and encouragement to others.

    My goal is to help women, children, and anyone find healing and freedom. Ultimately, this is my heart's mission and my mother's legacy to carry forward. For years I have envisioned myself as a bridge for those who've been through similar heartaches and hardships. Today, I am able to combine my language and translation skills with my love for the Hispanic kitchen and food to minister to others. These activities can be therapeutic, helping others find freedom and healing from their past. As Jesus was often found sitting down and dining with those who were considered "the lost," and welcoming those who were considered "the least."

    I've been able to partner with local charities and charitable organizations, bringing my love for baking and cooking to a widening audience, sharing my skills, but more importantly, sharing the love of God with people who desperately need HIS embrace and HIS LOVE.

    At the close of one of our church’s services, I went forward for prayer. A friend of mine named Jungu, a real prayer warrior prayed over me.

    “God is calling you to a charitable ministry,” she said. I wondered; What kind of a ministry might this be? A pastor on the prayer team immediately had a word for me.

    “You know exactly what you are going to be doing,” he said. “God knows and you know. You are going to be leading, helping, and setting people free.”

    Another time we prayed, Jungu prophesied over me: “God has a plan. You will have these charities—more than one—through which you will serve and help women and families and you will give them a word from the Lord.”

    Like before, this all sounded wonderful. But how could this be?

    It was on a Thursday night—September 3, 2015, to be exact—that Jungu prayed over my love life. “Analee has lost so much, Lord,” she began. “She’s had to go through so much. You know who she is! You love her! You’ve heard her cries! You know her heart!”

    I knew all these things were true. Still, it overwhelmed my heart to hear my dear friend plead on my behalf. “Lord, I pray that you will not only give back to Analee all that she’s lost, but double! More, Lord! Give her more in a man, and in life, than she asks for or even imagines possible!”

    In my heart, I was hopeful but hesitant. I don’t know about all this, Lord. Maybe you could just provide a man who … loves me?

    One week later, I met Joel.


    https://www.analeevinyard.com/

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  • Episode 373 - Christi Cossette - Jumpstart Your Journey, Putting Yourself First and Rules To Live By

    The most important relationship is with yourself. Are you really putting yourself first?


    Putting yourself first goes against what women are taught. We are natural nurturers focused on caring for those around us, often putting others’ needs before our own. We are told to shrink back, be small, don’t take up too much room. Don’t be too loud, too thin, too fat, too tall, too short, the list goes on. It seems its impossible to ever be good enough to meet society’s standards. Especially because it keeps changing.

    If you spend your life bowing to the opinions, needs and desires of everyone else, you risk losing yourself in the process, never reaching your God given potential and perhaps worst of all, you don’t serve anyone in your life or family well, because you’re too exhausted and confused to do anything well.

    You’re in the Right Place…

    Grab My 20 rules to live by checklist!

    This checklist of my 20 Rules to Live By, will help you figure out your big priorities, shifts you can make, setting better boundaries, be more successful and just LOVE your LIFE more! If you live by the majority of these rules, I believe you’ll be more successful and it’s just a great way to SHOW UP.

    Book: Jumpstart Your ____, Vol VI includes 10 authors from all over the World who wrote chapters about the thing THEY help people JUMPSTART!

    This is a great book for anyone who needs a jumpstart in any area of their life, health, relationships, business, prosperity and career.

    What kind of jumpstart do you need?

    Are you looking for support with any or many of the following?

    Your Business Growth / Client Attraction / ReferralsLove Life / Emotional Support / Health & WellnessYour Message / Speaking / Customer JourneyBecoming an Author / Sales & Closing StrategiesEmpowerment / Money Mindset / More Success

    If so then you want to pick this book up and read it – it will help you!

    The 10 authors in this book have experiences and knowledge that can help you jumpstart just about any area of your life, health, and business or career. If you find yourself a little stuck somewhere, this book will help you take that next step you need to take now to move closer to your goals.

    Our hope is that by reading this book, you get a deeper dive on various topics that can help you right now, and even 5-10 years from now. The authors that have collaborated on this book are experts in their industry and with what they teach. If you enjoy any one or more stories and chapters within this book, reach out and contact the author. They want to know that their chapter encouraged you, inspired you, or motivated you in some way. They also want to know how they can help you. Each author has provided some kind of next step or free gift at the end of their chapter to give you that opportunity to learn more.

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  • Episode 371 - Gina DeMillo Wagner - Forces of Nature - A Memoir of Family, Loss and Finding Home

    Gina DeMillo Wagner is an award-winning journalist and author. Her writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Memoir Magazine, Modern Loss, Self, Outside, CRAFT Literary, and other publications. She is a winner of the CRAFT Creative Nonfiction Award, and her memoir was longlisted for the 2022 SFWP Literary prize. Gina has a master’s degree in journalism and is cofounder of Watershed creative writing and art workshops. She lives and works near Boulder, Colorado.

    Book: Forces of Nature: A Memoir of Family, Loss and Finding Home

    Gina DeMillo Wagner’s brother Alan had a rare genetic disorder that caused him to veer from loving to violent. When Alan died suddenly, Gina was pulled away from the safety of her adult life and thrust back into a family she has been estranged from for nearly ten years. FORCES OF NATURE follows this rewinding of the past, Gina’s caregiving journey and reckoning with complicated grief, plus Alan’s Christmas-themed funeral, and an investigation into his cause of death. It’s a personal story that asks universal questions: How much of ourselves should we sacrifice to those we love? And, what forces shape our sense of family and home?

    Website: https://ginadwagner.com/

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  • Episode 370 - Mandi Dickey - From Care Giving to In Need of Care - How a Tramatic Brain Injury Refocuses Your Life

    Imagine, being in the operating room during brain surgery, being at the top of your career helping others with brain wellness only to be invloved in a car accident that turns a care giver into a recpient of needing care. Imagine hearing your own presentations, reading your own words and everything sounds like a foreign language - nothing makes sense and the knowlege that you have built up over years of education and service in the medial field is wiped from your memory and vocabulary. Dark days indeed. How do you come back from the edge of despair? Mandi joins us to talk about her upcoming book - Welcome Back, we are glad you are here for this great conversation - please share this with anyone that has suffered a traumatic brain injury or those that care for someone that has!

    MY MISSION

    I educate healthcare workers and the general public about neurological conditions and how to experience life more fully if you experience neurological difficulties

    MY EXPERIENCE

    I have helped countless patients in my role as Nurse Practitioner in Neurology over the last 11+ years. I am certified in neuroscience care, have given lectures at local and state conferences, and am passionate about helping others live their best lives.

    Even more, I have experienced healthcare from the patient's perspective, having migraines since my teens, and currently still recovering from a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). I live life on both sides of the stethoscope.

    HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

    Grab a copy of my book (link below) to help yourself or someone you know who suffers from migraines.

    Need a podcast guest or presentation? I can speak about tips for reduction of migraines or decreasing stroke risk, as well as what it's like to be a provider receiving TBI care, the recovery process or the pitfalls in the health system that I've identified, and the importance of a strong support system to help you get through some of the toughest diagnoses.

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  • Episode 369 - Joan Leegant - Displaced Persons, Israel and the power of stories

    Joan Leegant's story collection, DISPLACED PERSONS: STORIES, winner of the New American Fiction Prize, will be out in June 2024.

    Her earlier books won the PEN/New England Book Award, the Wallant Award for Jewish Fiction, and finalist citation for the National Jewish Book Award and selection as a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick.

    From 2007 to 2013, Joan was the visiting writer at Bar-Ilan University outside Tel Aviv where she also gave talks on American literature and culture under the auspices of the U.S. Embassy and was a volunteer ESL teacher for African refugees and asylum seekers, experiences that made their way into her fiction. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts.

    Book: DISPLACED PERSONS: STORIES

    Coming June 2024 from New American Press

    Winner of the New American Fiction Prize

    Set half in Israel and half in the States, the stories in this prize-winning collection explore the experience of exile, belonging, and what it means to call a place home. A visiting professor from Boston forms an unlikely bond with an Israeli born in Iraq. Two teenage tourists are startled out of their naiveté in a restaurant in Jerusalem’s Old City. A gifted yeshiva student spiraling into mental illness takes refuge in the poetry of Walt Whitman. An aged widower returns after sixty years to the Bronx neighborhood of his youth to make amends with a first love he abandoned to go to prison. Shimmering with insight and compassion, DISPLACED PERSONS is a profound, exquisite collection that illuminates pivotal moments of transition, longing, and hope.

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  • EPISODE 368 - Milton Sithole - Dominate Your Potential - Break Free from Self-Defeating Thinking

    "Dominate Your Potential: Break Free from Self-Defeating Thinking."

    Unpacking how we communicate, empathize, and behave unveiling biases, assumptions, and vulnerabilities.
    This self-awareness elevates communication and empathy, crucial for establishing healthier professional relationships. Introspection fuels self-awareness, enhances decision-making, and catalyzes personal growth.

    It's a journey—be patient, integrate self-reflection into your routine, and foster professional and personal development.

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